Dir. Roger Teich / USA / 2004
Ron Elliott is the only sea urchin diver at the Farallon Islands off the coast of Northern California, where he shares the water with big Great White Sharks, which is just the way he likes it.
This is a documentary of his experiences, in a combination of stunning black & white and underwater, color photography.
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This kind of film makes me want to cry. Especially the last little bit of what he said. "You're just part of the background. They're passing by you but that's not why they came by. It's like I wasn't even there.."
I wonder how many times I've viewed this wonderful film? Thank you, Mr. Elliott for not portraying these fish as monsters. Beautifully done.
I'm at the beginning of the book Devils Teeth and Ron is mentioned so I decided to look him up and I'm so glad I did. This film is fantastic. I can literally imagine him falling on and being attacked by one of The Sisters and him keeping her away from him with a sea urchin basket. He is incredibly brave for swimming in these waters with so many large predators so close by. And the obvious respect and understanding he has for them makes me love his work even more.
I remember reading about this man in the book "The Devil's Teeth" and thinking this guy must be the bravest man ever. I grew up in S.f and on a clear day I could see the Farallon's from my house. I've met two people who were attacked by great whites and they loved the gw's even after that. Thanks for uploading this.
I love this film so much...it's mesmerizing. I wish it was feature length!
Having read the Book "The Devils Teeth" By Susan Casey, it was amazing to see the wild majesty of the Islands and the magnificent beauty of the Sharks on screen. Ron is mentioned in the book several times. He is an amazing person.
I read that book about 7 times.
Susan Casey got that guy fired from the Farallons
@@clintwilson6380 She did Exactly that. Peter Pyle was the Name of the Head Biologist on the Farallons. Susan Casey being a beautiful Woman used her charm and She managed to convince them to take her to the Research Station. , they shouldn't....
What exactly did she do that they made him walk the plank
@@robertjankovic8467 She caused a boating emergency at sea while trespassing on federal property without proper permitting…while working on a questionable ad hoc shark ID research project that grew out of an official birding project
Here after reading article in NYT called “Swimming in an Uncertain Sea”.
I was a recreational diver for years, and I often wonder what may have passed just beyond my lights and paid me no regard whatsoever. Great perspective on these beautiful animals - we're just not that important in their world. Great film, THANKS!!
Great job! Went to Farallons October 9 2016. Unreal and will never forget all the wildlife.
futureshorts is great because of the crazy variety of stuff they do, and the consistent quality of it.
Wow. I couldn't be more impressed by the film making in this short. The Farallons and the guys who work in the water out there are incredible. Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
10/25/2018 Ron Elliott, identified as the man bit on the arm by a great white shark on Tuesday morning at the Farallon Islands, has experienced hundreds of encounters with sharks. The documentary filmmaker is well-known in the Pacific Ocean community as one of the few to actively dive for sea urchins at the islands without a protective cage.
Spolier: he survived.
Second Spoiler , GW was introducing himself with a handshake " Hello There "
Great Doc. liked how underwater shots were in color. Thought I was the only freak that often dreamed of sharks. I spend a lot of time in So Cal waters bodysurfing. I am often around dolphins & seals. Swam with sharks on North Shore Oahu this summer. Best experience of my life. Sharks are sleek, beautiful creatures. Not the killing machines the movies make them out to be. My motto: Protect the Ocean.
I love this short so much. I can just keep watching it over and over.
What an incredible piece of cinematography.
This is a very nice film - love the pace and and the portrayal of this man and the sharks he regularly encounters! Great work!
Ron was attacked by a shark in October of 2018. I didn’t happen to hear if it was a great white or not, but I read that he was bitten on the forearm while urchin diving. He was picked up by another vessel and is doing fine.
Jeez
It was a great white it was not an attack. The shark bumped his arm and got one of his teeth stuck in his arm. He swam up to his boat and a coast guard heli took him to the hospital. He fully recovered and still dives!
I also first heard of Ron Elliot from Susan Casey's book, 'The Devils Teeth'. If i ever get to the USA, i will get them both, and Peter Pyle if i can to autograph it. And i would take my hat off to this man any day. Respect!
this dude is gnarly hope hes getting good prices for the urchins, that's risky business
Awesome on many levels. Great short film.
Amazing video, thanks so much for putting it together and sharing. Love seeing a professional diver with so much respect for the sea and it's creatures
I work urchin down south. Can't imagine working up in the Farallons - you are one brave dude.
Beautifully done . . . I believe Ron docks in Bodega Bay, my home . . . I appreciate his non-dramatic approach to sharks. A friend gave me this link after reading Susan Casey's book ~ so happy he did. I'll link to it on my Mama Loves the Beach Facebook page.
Yay someone else who has read (well I'm reading it) Susan Casey's amazing book
just finished reading the book. saw it a small resto while travelling (went diving too), been going back to eat just to read the book. fortunately the owner sold it to me. good read.
I always wondered what it would be like out there, under the water by the Farallon Islands, not to mention see a Great Whit Shark! Now I have a some idea. Beautiful, and peaceful. The humanity’s of Mr Elliot put it over the top. A+
Shark swims by, “Oh hey Ron how’s it going Dude?….”
One of the best you tube videos I have seen.
It's scary and beautiful at the same time.
Ron was attacked by a shark 2 months ago...lucky man!
Peter's work on the Farallons fascinated me and the glimpse of this story I got in the book made me want to know so much more. Thank you for your story, Ron, and the glimpse of the splendor of your view of this mysterious place.
diving in sept - nov off the farallon islands makes this guy my hero.. just to have the balls to dive without a cage during months were the chances to come face to face with these amazing creatures is basically 100 percent.. i'm fully aware whites just dont "attack" humans, but to go in those waters during those months takes 800 pound balls....
Loved this. No idea how I got here.
Awesome. So thoughtful. Thank you.
Sharks have as much right to be here as we do, that is their territory, if humans were meant to be at sea, we'd look alot different than what we do now. Sharks do frighten me, but I believe they deserve to live on this planet.
No one is threatening them here, that I saw. "This is their habitat" defensiveness is so annoying. News flash we all live in the world together.
This is incredible footage and bravery. My father and uncles used to dive in the Mendocino area and had stories of seeing the grey men is suits but not like this
Nice to see real 16mm film origination in the modern world. The b&w shipboard shots remind me of old "Sea Hunter" episodes. Underwater color shots are video, it appears. I like the minimalist guitar music and the attenuated snatches of narration.
Wizard production! I really enjoyed the camera effects. from Kentucky...
Just amazing, great book too
Wow this guy is awesome! Makes me want ot dive the Farallon's
Susan Casey wrote a great book about the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands.
That generator is just a calling card for the sharks. Guys Is one hell of a man
Nice work!
Why am I just seeing this now..? Nice 👍🏼
My brother Kenny, was a sea urchin diver in the Monteray Bay.
Stunning.
I totally agree with you Savedashark. Sharks are amazing - the greatest thing that I have ever seen is in Fiji when I dived to 30m, looked up and saw about 50 hammerheads circling above me.
not boring for me, interesting and beautiful.
This is a very nice video
Woah. Great Atmosphere.
Before we kill of sharks, bears and certain breeds of dogs, maybe we should get rid of the biggest killer of humans: cars. Fuckers are DAAAANGEROUS.
Very Nice Vid was awsome.
Too cool.
“It’s like I wasn’t even there.” (to the sharks). Until you were, and one took offense to your presence.
Beautiful.
@collif12345, yes it is the farallon. they called it the red triangle..in the old days they called it the devil's teeth coz it was infested by huge Great White Shark.. feeding on seals and sea lion..susan casey credited it from the book she made. The Devil's Teeth.. its nice book to read.
stunning
The #1 rule of scuba diving is don't hold your breath. The #2 Rule is never dive alone. 😳 🤿 🦈
Nice video,i wish i could go diving.
diving the farralones is straight suicidal
beautiful
THAT is a real job..... Share the sea and the sea shares. Take the sea and the sea takes.
@geodive they guy's name is sean elliot.he's been doingg that diving in farallon island for alongtime. he knows the water of farallon and the great White 's that hanging out there. susan casey include him in her book "The Devils Teeth" buy it its so nice interesting book to read..
the thing he has in his hand is actually a tool. a urchin pick * its purpose its tapered design is to pick the urchin off the sea floor or rocks without stabbing ones self.
read the bookss guys by susan casey entitled the Devil's teeth.. that man in the video ron elliot is there. in the picture. and those people who manning the farallon island. like scott anderson and mr piel.. thnx
@teaka5656 thnx bro yeah.. i have a book of it devils teeth by susan casey.. ron elliot is mentioned in her book..
is this the farallon islands
tht was pretty cool
Good vid. I dive with big sharks. They dont like the bubbles from regulators, and they dont like being stared at. I personally wouldnt wear a black suit, break up the colors. But ron is right they sneak up on your side flanks. Sneaky bastards. Unlesss your diving or surfing in known shark waters, being afraid of them is dumb. Not in a few feet of water. Talking about whites only. Just get a shark shield. Gives you more protection. Smart for Ron to diver there, no competiton.
@jeslyfirefox His name is Ron Elliot :)
Great video. Are you still diving Ron?
read the book "Devils Teeth" great
In the book didn't he say he jumped into the water and almost landed on one of the Sisters? Been awhile since I read it.
people trying to get the point that goes nowhere ... modernised ecosystem has started. Before no cars or any artificial things so it wasnt included BUT now there are so just think of it that Nowadays cars are also a part of ecosystem because they too take part, vastly.
He catches Tribbles.
What's the thing he have around his hand?
GIANT Balls of STEEL!!! 🙏❤️😘🤗🐊🌴☀️💪👊✌️🗽🇺🇲🙉🙊🙈
Wow that's a big white
Some time after this film was made he was hired by some one making film about shark at this place but he got attacked and ended in hospital.
Wonder who he sells the urchins to? I know they are sold at pet shops that sell creatures for salt water tanks.
@jeslyfirefox Devils teeth refers to the island heads jutting out of the water. Dangerous for capatains to maneouver boats around, it had nothing to do w/ the sharks at the time.
epic
Not only sharks but why go alone what if smthg happens with the hooka air this is nuts
@jyan1969 Yes, that's right.Peter lost his privelages after that crap with the missing boat. But since i again, did not win lotto tonight, the pilgrimage to The Farallons will have to wait.
they're edible too
nice video if you have been diving sinse 1978 and this video was posted in 04 so im guessing that this footage was then or sooner thats almost 30 years. with fuel for boat and generator i would imagine there must be a lil bit of money in urchin to pay for all that. the irionic thing about this video he has hep c which is probably the reason he is not afraid of the sharks hes just a dead man walking anyhow getting ate by a shark would be no more or less painful to him. humm interesting some nice
@goatboyful What crap about a missing boat? I thought they ran out of time on their charter, no funding, no more research.
guys, what did he catch? BTW, that was one HUGE shark indeed.
so do humans
Yea....think I'd be finding a new way to make a living
its not just fish the sharks eat, they have other duties 2
How did cars get in this matter! Haaah nonsence getting from here to there all over!
@teaka5656 Great book, I wish it was longer. I loved it :) I'm a girl btw.
@mrdevilman32 its better to get a copy now sir,,,this is the right time to do that coz they are onsale in the bookstore and they are going out of business.. soo its better hurryy up ! im talking about the Border bookstore.. its $14 dllr on the shelf minus 25% discount it probably 12 dlr less.. hurryyy up sir ! you can't find the booksotre no more. after 2 weeks or 3 weeks time..
why doesn't it play to me?
@segkik Don't make this religious. That's stupid to do on the internet.
@lexilog i know what you are talking about but the bible said we have dominion over them....
World already is fucked. Look around....
Still here not doing to great but hey Sharks will outlive humans unless blow it the on remember remember the 5th of November
We also advance the world in science and culture, give that to any other species and what will happen? Nothing.
Fine that he followed his passion but it's quite a selfish endeavor. He has a family and putting himself in very present danger is a selfish, foolish move.
no, it's a shellfish endeavor.
Boring